Thursday, May 26, 2005

Blair has failed the electorate on vote reform

The Lib Dem leader, Charles Kennedy writes an open letter to Blair in the Independent:

When you were in opposition, you actively courted my predecessor Paddy Ashdown with promises about reform of the voting system and a switch to proportional representation. In government, you set up a commission under the late Roy Jenkins - then refused to implement its findings. You set up a Joint Consultative Committee, which continued until it became clear that there was to be no serious movement on the matter of fair votes.